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What is the primary purpose of ethical hacking?
a. To gain unauthorized access
b. To find and fix security vulnerabilities
c. To improve software speed
d. To enhance graphical interfaces
Answer: b. To find and fix security vulnerabilitiesplacementpreparation
What is another term for ethical hacking?
a. Red teaming
b. White-hat hacking
c. Gray-hat hacking
d. Black-hat hacking
Answer: b. White-hat hackingplacementpreparation
What distinguishes ethical hackers from malicious hackers?
a. Tools used
b. Intent
c. Skill level
d. Programming language expertise
Answer: b. Intentplacementpreparation
What is the first step in an ethical hacking process?
a. Scanning
b. Reconnaissance
c. Vulnerability analysis
d. Exploitation
Answer: b. Reconnaissanceplacementpreparation
Which of the following is NOT a phase of ethical hacking?
a. Reconnaissance
b. Scanning
c. Eradication
d. Vulnerability analysis
Answer: c. Eradicationplacementpreparation
Which of the following best describes penetration testing?
a. Finding system performance issues
b. Simulating real-world cyberattacks
c. Writing secure code
d. Installing antivirus
Answer: b. Simulating real-world cyberattacksplacementpreparation
Which is the legal form of hacking based on which jobs are provided in IT industries and firms?
a. Cracking
b. Non ethical Hacking
c. Ethical hacking
d. Hactivism
Answer: c. Ethical hackingsanfoundry
Hackers who help in finding bugs and vulnerabilities in a system & don’t intend to crack a system are termed as ________.
a. Black Hat hackers
b. White Hat hackers
c. Grey Hat hackers
d. Red Hat hackers
Answer: b. White Hat hackerssanfoundry
Which type of hacker represents the highest risk to your network?
a. Black-hat hackers
b. Grey-hat hackers
c. Script kiddies
d. Disgruntled employees
Answer: a. Black-hat hackersscribd
What distinguishes a cracker from an ethical hacker?
a. Authorization from the owner
b. Compensation
c. Techniques or skills
d. Motivation
Answer: a. Authorization from the ownerscribd
Which of the following DDoS in mobile systems wait for the owner to trigger the cyber attack?
a. Botnets
b. Programs
c. Virus
d. Worms
Answer: a. Botnetssanfoundry
Which of the following is the least strong security encryption standard?
a. WPA3
b. WPA2
c. WPA
d. WEP
Answer: d. WEPsanfoundry
Which of the following is a Stuxnet?
a. Trojan
b. Antivirus
c. Worm
d. Virus
Answer: c. Wormsanfoundry
Which ethical hacking technique is used for determining which operating system is running on a remote computer?
a. Operating System fingerprinting
b. Operating System penetration testing
c. Digital-printing
d. Machine printing
Answer: a. Operating System fingerprintingsanfoundry
What can diminish the chance of data leakage?
a. Steganography
b. Chorography
c. Cryptography
d. Authentication
Answer: a. Steganographysanfoundry
Which of the following best describes white-hat hackers?
a. Motivated by profit
b. Authorized to test systems
c. Work alone
d. Break laws intentionally
Answer: b. Authorized to test systemssanfoundry
What is the major difference between an ‘Ethical Hacker’ and a ‘Cracker’?
a. The ethical hacker has authorization from the owner of the target
b. The ethical hacker is just a cracker who is getting paid
c. The ethical hacker does not use the same techniques or skills as a cracker
d. The ethical hacker does it strictly for financial motives
Answer: a. The ethical hacker has authorization from the owner of the targetscribd
Governments hired some highly skilled hackers. These types of hackers are termed as _______.
a. Special Hackers
b. Government Hackers
c. Cyber Intelligence Agents
d. Nation/State sponsored hackers
Answer: d. Nation/State sponsored hackerssanfoundry
What is considered the most important ethical hacking phase for documenting vulnerable points?
a. Exploitation
b. Footprinting
c. Scanning
d. Privilege escalation
Answer: b. Footprintingscribd+1
Which wireless mode connects machines directly to one another, without the use of an access point?
a. Ad hoc
b. Point to point
c. Infrastructure
d. BSS
Answer: a. Ad hocscribd
Which tool can be used to perform a DNS zone transfer on Windows?
a. DNSlookup
b. nslookup
c. whois
d. ipconfig
Answer: b. nslookupscribd
Which cryptographic method uses a pair of public and private keys?
a. Symmetric encryption
b. Asymmetric encryption
c. Hashing
d. Block cipher
Answer: b. Asymmetric encryptionplacementpreparation
What does “CIA triad” stand for in cyber security?
a. Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
b. Cyber, Internet, and Authentication
c. Confidentiality, Integration, and Access
d. Critical Infrastructure Act
Answer: a. Confidentiality, Integrity, Availabilityplacementpreparation
Which tool is commonly used to scan a network for vulnerabilities?
a. Word Processor
b. Nmap
c. Photoshop
d. VLC Player
Answer: b. Nmapplacementpreparation
Which command-line tool is used to view active network connections on a Linux system?
a. ipconfig
b. netstat
c. traceroute
d. ping
Answer: b. netstatplacementpreparation
A user receives an email from an unknown source asking for sensitive information. What is this type of attack called?
a. Phishing
b. DoS attack
c. Man-in-the-middle attack
d. DDoS attack
Answer: a. Phishingplacementpreparation
Which cryptographic technique uses the same key for both encryption and decryption?
a. Symmetric encryption
b. Asymmetric encryption
c. Hashing
d. Digital signatures
Answer: a. Symmetric encryptionplacementpreparation
Which of the following best describes penetration testing?
a. Improving network speed
b. Simulating attacks to find vulnerabilities
c. Writing secure applications
d. Configuration management
Answer: b. Simulating attacks to find vulnerabilitiesvinsys+1
What is the main objective of cybersecurity measures?
a. To enhance system performance
b. To protect data and systems
c. To increase bandwidth
d. To promote software scalability
Answer: b. To protect data and systemsigmguru
Which element is NOT a part of cyber security?
a. Network security
b. Application security
c. Physical security
d. Entertainment
Answer: d. Entertainmentinterviewbit
What form of hacking does red teams perform?
a. Social engineering
b. Penetration testing as authorized adversaries
c. Ransomware deployment
d. Theft of credentials
Answer: b. Penetration testing as authorized adversariesinfosectrain+1
Which type of attack employs many compromised computers to target a single system?
a. Phishing
b. DoS
c. DDoS
d. Sniffing
Answer: c. DDoSsanfoundry+1
Which kind of hacker works for a company identifying bugs prior to release but is not a permanent employee?
a. Blue Hat hacker
b. White Hat hacker
c. Black Hat hacker
d. Red Hat hacker
Answer: a. Blue Hat hackersanfoundry
Which scanning technique is also known as stealthed scanning?
a. Null Scan
b. Cloud scan
c. SYN Stealth scan
d. Xmas Tree scan
Answer: c. SYN Stealth scanscribd
What does a vulnerability scanner do?
a. Adds new vulnerabilities
b. Identifies vulnerabilities in the system
c. Encrypts data
d. Destroys files
Answer: b. Identifies vulnerabilities in the systemautomationcommunity+1
What is the process of disguising data as it travels across a network called?
a. Encoding
b. Encryption
c. Formatting
d. Tunneling
Answer: b. Encryptioninterviewbit
Which phase involves raising privileges to gain increased access?
a. Footprinting
b. Scanning
c. Exploitation
d. Privilege escalation
Answer: d. Privilege escalationvinsys
Which attack targets a system to “listen” to network communications?
a. Phishing
b. Sniffing
c. Spoofing
d. Social engineering
Answer: b. Sniffingautomationcommunity+1
Someone from outside tests security issues for bugs before launching a system; what type of hacker is this?
a. Black Hat hacker
b. External penetration tester
c. Blue Hat hacker
d. White Hat hacker
Answer: c. Blue Hat hackersanfoundry
What is the ethics behind training how to hack a system?
a. To think like hackers and know how to defend such attacks
b. To hack a system without the permission
c. To hack a network that is vulnerable
d. To corrupt software
Answer: a. To think like hackers and know how to defend such attackssanfoundry
Which element is a key aspect of CIA triad?
a. Confidentiality
b. Cloud
c. Communication
d. Commerce
Answer: a. Confidentialityplacementpreparation
Which term describes attackers with no technical knowledge, using ready-made tools?
a. Hacktivists
b. Script kiddies
c. Black hats
d. White hats
Answer: b. Script kiddiessanfoundry
Which security concept ensures data is not altered between sender and receiver?
a. Confidentiality
b. Integrity
c. Availability
d. Authentication
Answer: b. Integrityinterviewbit+1
Which of the following is NOT a common password-cracking technique?
a. Brute force
b. Dictionary attack
c. Banner grabbing
d. Rainbow tables
Answer: c. Banner grabbingvinsys
What is the main goal of access control in a system?
a. To block all users
b. To manage who can use resources
c. To speed up networking
d. To enable all privileges
Answer: b. To manage who can use resourcesplacementpreparation
What is social engineering in cybersecurity?
a. Encryption process
b. Manipulating people to give up confidential info
c. Hardware breakdown
d. Protocol debugging
Answer: b. Manipulating people to give up confidential infovinsys
What is a honeypot in cybersecurity?
a. A multitasking processor
b. Decoy system to attract attackers
c. Network switch
d. Intrusion detection system
Answer: b. Decoy system to attract attackersvinsys
Which wireless security protocol is considered most secure among these?
a. WEP
b. WPA
c. WPA2
d. WPA3
Answer: d. WPA3vinsys+1
Which attack is intended to prevent authorized users from accessing system resources?
a. SQL injection
b. Denial of Service (DoS)
c. Kerberos
d. Port scanning
Answer: b. Denial of Service (DoS)placementpreparation
What is the primary legal requirement for ethical hacking?
a. Written permission from the system owner
b. High technical skills
c. Large budget
d. Use of open-source tools only
Answer: a. Written permission from the system ownersanfoundry+1

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